UFC president Dana White confirmed the news to Yahoo! Sports. White said Lesnar has been ill for more than three-and-a-half weeks and unable to train. With the bout at UFC 106 less than a month away, Lesnar was forced to postpone the title defense. (Yahoo! Sports)
With this afternoon's shocking news that illness had forced UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar out of his UFC 106 headlining contest with top contender Shane Carwin, the UFC was announced that a rematch between light heavyweights Forrest Griffin and Tito Ortiz will now take top billing at the event. (MMA Junkie)
Josh Barnett was granted a second extension Monday for an appeals hearing the fighter had requested after the California State Athletic Commission denied his re-licensure in late July due to a positive pre-test for an anabolic steroid. The new hearing will be held on Dec. 8. (Sherdog)
With World Extreme Cagefighting looking to build up some of the contenders who could soon challenge the organization's stable of champions, lightweights Donald Cerrone (10-2 MMA, 3-2 WEC) and Chris Horodecki (13-1 MMA, 0-0 WEC) are expected to be featured in co-main events at WEC 45 in December. (MMA Junkie)
Paulo Thiago will face UFC newcomer Jacob ‘Christmas’ Volkmann at UFC 106, Fighters Only has been told. A source close to the bout says both fighters are agreed to meet at the event, which is set to take place on November 21st. (Fighters Only)
As organizations finalize their last remaining shows of the year by adding and moving talent around, one of the more surprising roster moves of the season came Sunday night when Canada’s Maximum Fighting Championship announced it had stripped light heavyweight champion Trevor Prangley of his title and cut him from the organization. (MMA Weekly)
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